Performance

Hi,
I agree. I would NOT trust carfax. My cars as well had "things" done
that would never ever show up in carfax.

Paul

"C. E. White" > wrote in message >...
> If anyone has a working Carfax account, I'd appreciate it if
> you'd run a report on a 1996 Explorer V-8 VIN
> 1FMDU32P3TZA58973.
>
> Thanks
>
> Ed

In article <8wR%c.347820$M95.225199@pd7tw1no>,
says...
> BTW, the compression ratio on the supercharged Ecotec in the Ion RL was only
> reduced from 10:1 to 9.5:1. I don't think they used forged pistons either..
>
>

The only thing I could find was "pistons: high strength aluminum". What
ever that means. Either way compresson has to come down from stock. The
lower it is (to a point) the more air and fuel you can pack in with a
charger. (4 bangers always been higher on compression to start with so
9.5 would make since)

"Richard Ray" > wrote in message
news%K%c.124743$4o.35167@fed1read01...
> Hello Ed,
>
> Not to rain on your parade, but don't you think you should pay for
your
> own CARFAX query? Last time I used them, they offered a one vehicle
> search for $20 and an unlimited vehicle search for one month for
$25.
> You would also get the Carfax guarantee if YOU did the search. IMHO,
you
> should spend your own cash, or if someone on the Usenet wants to
help,
> send him an Omaha Steak or something for his trouble. Those
professional
> subscriptions don't come cheap. A lot like bringing your groceries
to
> the restaurant and telling the chef to cook them for you.
>

This is not at all uncommon on Usenet. People who by a 1-month will
frequently run a few VIN's for others.

Ken

> C. E. White wrote:
> > If anyone has a working Carfax account, I'd appreciate it if
> > you'd run a report on a 1996 Explorer V-8 VIN
> > 1FMDU32P3TZA58973.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Ed

Just wondering, but why did you do this as a reply to an unrelated
posting, rather than as an OP with a fresh subject line?

Ken

"C. E. White" > wrote in message
...
>
> If anyone has a working Carfax account, I'd appreciate it if
> you'd run a report on a 1996 Explorer V-8 VIN
> 1FMDU32P3TZA58973.
>
> Thanks
>
> Ed

Napalm Heart wrote:
>
> Just wondering, but why did you do this as a reply to an unrelated
> posting, rather than as an OP with a fresh subject line?
>
> Ken

Just a screw up. I am not even sure how it ended up the way
it did. I thought (i emphasize "thought") I did start it as
a new thread.

Ed

> "C. E. White" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > If anyone has a working Carfax account, I'd appreciate it if
> > you'd run a report on a 1996 Explorer V-8 VIN
> > 1FMDU32P3TZA58973.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Ed

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 07:39:51 -0400, "C. E. White"
> wrote:

>
>
>Napalm Heart wrote:
>>
>> Just wondering, but why did you do this as a reply to an unrelated
>> posting, rather than as an OP with a fresh subject line?
>>
>> Ken
>
>Just a screw up. I am not even sure how it ended up the way
>it did. I thought (i emphasize "thought") I did start it as
>a new thread.
>
>Ed

It's a new thread on Free Agent; no "".

Bill Funk
Change "g" to "a"

On 9/7/04 >"Lee3333" wrote:

>Any comments on either the electronic superchargers being advertised on the
>net or the resistor that tricks the car into thinking it is colder outside?

Electric superchargers aren't capable of supplying a lot of boost (generally
only 1-2 psi vs. 10-15 psi for belt driven) due to losses in converting
mechanical energy to electrical energy and then back again.

And unless the car's alternator & battery are upgraded significantly, plan on
replacing them both frequently. An electric motor capable of boosting intake
manifold pressure to positive levels at high rpm draws a lot of current the
stock alternator can't supply.

Alan King